Leiocephalus herminieri

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Leiocephalus herminieri
Systematics
Order : Scale reptiles (Squamata)
without rank: Toxicofera
without rank: Iguana (Iguania)
Family : Leiocephalidae
Genre : Smooth head iguanas ( Leiocephalus )
Type : Leiocephalus herminieri
Scientific name
Leiocephalus herminieri
( Duméril & Bibron , 1837)

Leiocephalus herminieri is an extinct species of lizard from the family of the smooth-headed iguanas (Leiocephalidae). It is named after the French naturalist Félix Louis L'Herminier . There are five museum specimens, three of which are kept in Paris , one in London and another in Leiden . Although Martinique isnow generallyassumed to be the distribution area, there has been some confusion in the past about the origin of the few known specimens. While André Marie Constant Duméril and Gabriel Bibron named Martinique and Trinidad and Tobago as places of originin their first description in 1837, George Albert Boulenger only gave Trinidad and Tobago as terra typica in 1885. The way of life, causes of extinction and the exact time of extinction of Leiocephalus herminieri are unknown. This species of iguana was last collected in the 1830s.

Of the three museum specimens in Paris, the largest female is 139 mm and the largest male is 126 mm long. The large scales of the head are more or less clearly streaked. The large back scales are keel-shaped and form continuous diagonal rows. The smaller flank and belly scales are also keel-shaped. The back is greenish brown with more or less noticeable yellow horizontal stripes. The head is yellowish with four to five vertical black lines on each side. The belly is yellowish. The throat has diagonal black bands.

literature

  • Albert Schwartz , Robert W. Henderson: Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies. Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History. University of Florida Press, Gainesville FL 1991, ISBN 0-8130-1049-7 .

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